Family Day Trips for Charlotteans to Cap Off the Summer
All are within two hours of the city
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Geocaching Tips
Tips on how to get started with geocaching
Butter-Basted Lemon and Lime Turkey
A chilled lemon and lime butter, placed under the skin, adds a zesty twist to the traditional Thanksgiving turkey and solves the problem of dry breast meat. You’ll need to dispense with your rings, gird your loins and push that citrus butter up under the skin. It is a little fiddly (the butter will break up), and you may not like the slimy sensation, but it’s well worth it. To help the big day go smoothly, make the butter ahead. Let the kids help mix the butter, lemon and lime zest together,
Five Ideas for Father's Day
Great ideas on how to say "you're special" to your dad.
Family Outing for the Annual Christmas Tree
Start your own Christmas Tree family tradition in the mountains of North Carolina. Find out why local cut and choose tree farms are so popular with families.
Geocaching: Buying and Using a GPS
Expert advice on what's needed when shopping for a GPS and how best to use it.
How to Nurture an Attitude of Gratitude
Thanksgiving may get short shrift in retail stores or the media, but you can nurture thankfulness this month and year-round in your children’s hearts and minds.
Par for Pop: Local Golf Course Listing
Get out on the course with Dad. Here's a list of golf courses in the Charlotte area. Father's Day or any day is a good time for Dad and the kids to be together.
Atlanta Lights Up for the Holidays
Read about how to create a family-fun vacation to Atlanta during the holiday season.
Q&A with Geocache Expert Graeme McGufficke
Asheville, North Carolina is a mecca for geocachers and a fitting home for a cacher of world-class experience. Meet Graeme McGufficke
Ages & Stages: 6-10: Creative Ways to Beat Summer Boredom
Some of my finest childhood memories are of sweltering summer days spent wading through the shallow creek close to home. With an empty jar in hand, my neighborhood buddies and I spent hours catching minnows and examining streambed rocks in search of the best skipping stone.
Ages & Stages: Pregnancy: Expecting the Best This Holiday Season
The holidays have always been a time of anticipation and expectation — whether it’s remembering a family awaiting the birth of a small child long ago, or bubbly children anticipating Hanukkah gifts or Santa Claus — the season is a natural time to be expecting a bundle of joy. Follow these tips to be sure you’re expecting the best holiday season ever!
National Backyard Camping
There's a special night designated for backyard camping. Check out what to do, where to register and how to make your night outdoors a memorable one.
A Stone Mountain Holiday
Consider a special side trip to Stone Mountain for some more holiday cheer.
Help for Bug Bites and Bee Stings
Ahhh, summer -- July Fourth fireworks, family barbecues, ice cold watermelon, weekends at the beach ... and bug bites. Or worse -- bee, hornet and wasp stings.
10 Activities Under $10
A list of fun things to do that won't break the bank.
50 Years of High-Flyin' Fun
While throwing a popcorn lid at a Thanksgiving Day picnic more than 50 years ago, inventor Walter Fredrick Morrison was inspired. Afterward, he took a gravity-defying concept to an innovative toy company with a plan to bring his revolutionary flying disc concept to back yards, parks and beaches everywhere.
Just Next Door: McAdenville
McAdenville, N.C. — known as Christmas Town, USA — lights up each year to entertain and delight families from all over the area. Located in Gaston County just west of Charlotte, this small textile town, population* 619, hosts more than 600,000 visitors annually from Dec. 1-26 for the Christmas Lights celebration.
Centsible Seasonal Fun
A list of affordable, family fun in and around Charlotte this holiday season.
20 Outings under $20
If you’ve found yourself frustrated by the cost to take your family out for a day of fun, we can relate. This summer, enjoy the following 20 things for under $20 based on a family of four. Details are subject to change, so be sure to call before you go.
December Musings: Seasonal tips, family traditions and ideas
Charlotte Parent staffers share traditions and tips to make the holidays joyful.
Tubing at HawksNest
No time to ski? Try snow tubing with the family at Hawksnest.
5 Summer Boredom Busters
You can find lots of ways to beat the blues with your kids when summer boredom sets in — even in your own back yard.
Great Gifts for the Grown-Ups
It can be hard to shop for folks older than 9, but adults like gifts too. Here are some they'll love!
